MaokaiTop build

Support75%Jungle17%Top8%

Win: 49.1%; ▼1.0 vs Top
LP a game: +1.10; ±2.46
Games: 263; a win +20.6 · a loss −17.9
Pick · Ban: 0.26 · 0.49%; as Top · any role

Updated 23 Oct, 03:28 UTCHow we measure

Maokai Top on JP, patch 26.20: Unending Despair, Winter's Approach, Spirit Visage; Grasp of the Undying + Sorcery; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 263 games).

Low sample. 263 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Start

58% · 49.7% won

Spells

89% · 50.8% won

Skills

starts Q W E

65% · 45.2% won

Items 14.4% of games with a core

Unending Despair
Winter's Approach
Spirit Visage

4th

Sv50.0% won31% pick

81.3% won (57.0–93.4) · 16 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps54% · 49.3% won

Skill path 56% of games · 45.4% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QQ	1			4	5		7		9
WW		2						8		10		12	13
EE			3											14	15		17	18
RR						6					11					16

Skills

starts Q W E65%45.2%166
starts Q W QFew games23%58.6%58

Starting items

Doran's Shield + Health Potion58% · 49.7% won · 153 games

Doran's Helm + Health Potion Few games21%50.0% won
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion Few games14%47.2% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps54% · 49.3% won · 142 games

Mercury's Treads Few games22%55.2% won
Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games10%40.7% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport89% · 50.8% won · 234 games

Every option as a table16 options

Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
Option	Pick	Win	95% range	Games
Boots
Plated Steelcaps	54%	49.3%	41.2%–57.4%	142
Mercury's TreadsFew games	22%	55.2%	42.4%–67.3%	58
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games	10%	40.7%	24.5%–59.3%	27
No bootsFew games	8.4%	40.9%	23.3%–61.3%	22
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion	58%	49.7%	41.9%–57.5%	153
Doran's Helm + Health PotionFew games	21%	50.0%	37.1%–62.9%	54
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health PotionFew games	14%	47.2%	32.0%–63.0%	36
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport	89%	50.8%	44.5%–57.2%	234
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E	65%	45.2%	37.8%–52.8%	166
Max Q W E · starts Q W QFew games	23%	58.6%	45.8%–70.4%	58
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R	56%	45.4%	37.4%–53.6%	141
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games	19%	61.2%	47.3%–73.6%	49
Finished items
Sunfire AegisFew games	22%	41.4%	29.6%–54.2%	58
Hollow RadianceFew games	17%	50.0%	36.1%–63.9%	46
ThornmailFew games	14%	50.0%	34.8%–65.1%	38
HeartsteelFew games	13%	50.0%	34.1%–65.9%	34

Questions

What do Maokai Top players build first on JP?

The most played core is Unending Despair, then Winter's Approach, then Spirit Visage: 6% of 263 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 81.3% win rate.

What skill order do Maokai Top players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 65% of 256 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 45.2% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Maokai Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 89% of 263 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 50.8% win rate.